Paint Brush Care Worksheet
Artist's tip (Clean, gentle, dry): Palette – mixing; water pot – rinsing; easel – holding the board; masking tape – holding paper flat; sponge – dabbing textures. Round brush – fine lines and details; flat brush – wide, straight strokes. Good care: rinse, wash with mild soap, reshape, dry bristles up. Bad: leaving it in water, dried paint, scrubbing, standing on its bristles.
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- 1.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 2.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
- 5.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
- 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
- 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
- 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
- 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
- 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sponge
- 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
- 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
- 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
- 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
- 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 22.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
- 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
- 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
- 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
- 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 33.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
- 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
- 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
- 39.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
Answer key
- good brush care
- True
- scrubbing hard on paper
- rinsing between colours
- good brush care
- reshaping the tip
- leaving it in water
- leaving it in water
- bad for the brush
- reshaping the tip
- bad for the brush
- bristles up or flat
- drying bristles up
- holding a board upright
- wide, straight strokes
- masking tape
- holding paper flat
- a wide flat brush
- rinsing brushes
- scrubbing hard on paper
- bad for the brush
- True
- True
- False
- False
- standing on its bristles
- rinsing between colours
- drying bristles up
- water pot
- round brush
- a small round brush
- False
- fine lines and details
- False
- good brush care
- palette
- sponge
- washing with mild soap
- True
- bad for the brush
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